Floor construction.



WITNESSES H. E, VUUGHT, JP., ML110" CONSTRUCTION.

APPMQATION FILED JUNE 1012.

Patented Oct. 7, 1913.

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INVTOR yAI) l lNf HTED HENRY H. VOUGHT, JR OF WILIIMSBRIDGI, NEW SSMSEQH GF N?" TQ FREDERICK SQU'RES. 01? PLALNFIRLD.

STATES PTEN WiFi-@l NHV JERSEY, NU GNL-- "L ATXINSN, of NEW BRUNSWICK, New JERSEY.

FLOOR CUNSTRUCTE".

Application med .Tune L` '1912,

B9 kmswn that I, HENRY H. 'Voicing g Jr., a bilzen of the Tinted States, residing Nlvv and useful lmu 0f whifh i in Bi'onxwnod Park, Wiliumsbridge, York, have invented :i new pmvenwn in iloo Censirncion. the iullmving is a s imificaion.

This inventiwn rel low ile and mammie {ire-grani fiom.'

of (imi i P a channels, inao which tlm conci'vlc n.; pnl-.rmi und allwud in nel :n inx fibrin of Tnaznns Spesicaion of Lettexs Panam. v

ways i0 pi'ilvnt inverted stein :if cmssingg' T-clmnnifls yunduceil, :mel :i monolithic milling-idw:`

lion; Vig. 2 of one if in coniiclf ifinivnre is foymcd in *Jheef rlinnin mw nuls so :is in vnmznle lim-fly syhtmn nl :mail im 4. concrete T-bunm-S. vBy this mmsrnxgzlinn 1 ingV Tile: @Gimmy in. vener( e is s'iciml und ilw inps; lnsfw m of the blocks are in cnnipi'csviun. In the in tln im` practical emlimliinent if the invf-,ntinn livre tions; l..

inafter descuinml the tile blocks have limo" vnrnpvmv-in pwjcczling portions :it tnir @109ml silln um! Www-l in# gum. mgg mnlplennfrnury maiali blmfk` voriwponiiing zml l inling inner to these projecting pnrtinns, plnrnl :agninst vimini. im'm i5 mw infin lmil' open siile, sn :1S tu funn lwl Tisminn wnwrgf' ilvxmxmmrfl in :i gvwygiilj" iw inboli directions. lelsiim- :15mE mwa; nl ilse lffnimn. ui' lw 'A further Object of the immiiion if; tu nl? im lala as ixmnlnl m nevi.' n m; present :in all-lil@ @piling` that is tn my, in i lle, lfwlunns mi tlw Tmlninnl'ls :me #imei-vri, muse the ilcs lo'close the botionis of ille. l Lluis iitninn lluf mnfxeti- :unl infin? an 40 channels in which the T-bwui au* fm'mifil. l ull-tlvy wilnw. in the www fbi w L stili further object, of ille invinon is in plenwntnry lmw i nf make use of the shouldered lower portions l hlm-lis if; muv liv sonni-niv :1i 0f the iles nr'ihe Ci'nnplvmentnry blocks; in l in' m mi', livio may lw n ','mi' wi fuv snppnrl menus wlwiby he ifginfmving mils plomonhn-y nien-vnlmnun lin fwn :wie mi vxtcmling lnngitmlmlllqi; of the ('lizmmsixre 4 agili muy ai? n n ,fwlm lll. fin guvfvrziilzf' A pi i mvntif the invention will now i tioned.

complrlnentary blocks 12?.. 'l'he rods 14'- are in crossing relation. one rod being slightly higher than the other at each cross-over, and the spacers are correspondingly propor- Concrcte in a more or less fluid condition is poured into the T-channels and sets in the Aform of a monolithic grating', constituting a two-way system of T-beams. The tiles are provided with suitable dovetail or undercut locking grooves, with which the concrete engages. The covering layer 1G :nav be formed at the saine time with the T-beams or subsequently.

The modified construction shown in Figs. l to (3 is similar to the preceding., except that the projecting -portions 12 of the tiles l0 have vertical faces and their bases do not meet, and that the complementary blocks 13 likewise have vertical inner faces and are notr united and do not meet at the bottom. Here the bottoms of the channel molds, in which the T-beam concrete structure is molded, are formed by any suitable form 0f centering, such as 11.

The complementary blocks 13 or 13 are Y placed against the lower portions of the open ends or sides of the main blocksr The interiors of the latter are divided by partitions and the blocks 13 or 13a close only the lower spaces. The concrete enters theupper spaces and thus"`f0rms a wide T as seen in the drawings. j?

Vhat is claimed as new is:

1. A reinforcedcoorete and tile floor, comprising approximately hollow tile open' ended blocks arranged in rows and spaced apart, the interiors of said blocks being di# vided by partitions into upper and lower Spaces extending horizontally therethrough,

the closcd sides ofA the blocks havin their lower portions projected, andv comp em'entarv small blocks conforming'to these projections placed against the lower portions of the open sides of the blocks and leaving said upper spaces open, whereby a two-way system of crossing T- channels is formed, in

combination with crossing concrete T-beams' formed in said channels, the concrete'extending into' said upper spaces of the main blocks whereby a wide T is formed.

2. A reinforced concrete` and tile floor comprising` approximately tile blocks arA ranged in rows and spaced apart affording two sets of intersecting channels, the blocks being hollow with their openings extendingr horizontally therethrough so that the blocks have open sides and closed1 sides, the lower portions of said closed sides projecting into the corresponding channels so as to narrow the lower parts thereof, complementary small blocks spaced against the lower portions of the open sides in the other channels, said complementarv blocks conforming to the Iprojections 0f the closed sides and like- Wise narrowing the lower port-ions of their channels, whereby a two-way system of T- channels is formed, and a two-way concrete T-beam structure formed -in said channels, the tops of said complementary blocks and projections affording upward facing shoulders suitable for the reception of rod spacers. InY witness whereof, #I have smged my hand this 12th day of J une,A 1912.

.MHARRY H. VOUGHT, JR.

CLARENCE G. GALs'roN.

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